A river of West Africa, which is formed in central Ghana and flows into the Gulf of Guinea near the border with Togo. At Akosombo in south-eastern Ghana the river has been dammed, creating Lake Volta, one of the world's largest man-made lakes.
A river of West Africa, which is formed in central Ghana and flows into the Gulf of Guinea near the border with Togo. At Akosombo in southeastern Ghana the river has been dammed, creating Lake Volta, one of the world's largest man-made lakes.